In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ENGRAFT
implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
(verb) fix or set securely or deeply; “He planted a knee in the back of his opponent”; “The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum”
graft, engraft, ingraft
(verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants; “graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
engraft (third-person singular simple present engrafts, present participle engrafting, simple past and past participle engrafted)
To insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for the purpose of propagation; graft onto a plant
To fix firmly into place
Adjective
engraft (comparative more engraft, superlative most engraft)
(rare) Engrafted.
Anagrams
• fragnet
Source: Wiktionary
En*graft", v. t.
Definition: See Ingraft. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GRIP
(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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